the opobs index

The title opobs is an acronym for Old Photographs Of Bridgend web Site and is the domain name which I purchased to identify the web site that was created in February 2003 to enable me to share with you a large collection of photographs of the Bridgend area. On that site were pictures and information on a variety of subjects relating to the pictorial history of Bridgend and its surrounding towns and villages. For twelve years opobs was a leader in its field of sharing historical photos of my home town and many thousands of visitors annually viewed the hundred or so pages. On the old site were pictures and information on a variety of subjects relating to the pictorial history of Bridgend.

Over the last few years, with social media history sites gaining popularity, it became apparent viewing figures had declined and the amount of time spent in upkeep and research necessary for regular updates brought me to the conclusion it had run its course and it was time to pull the plug before it became a tedious chore to maintain. In addition, a new computer wouldn't run the software originally used to create the site and the new software was not wholly compatible and very user-unfriendly. Subsequently opobs was closed down in January 2015.

The decision to close the site was not made lightly as it had been fun and worthwhile during its existence, but felt I took it as far as it could go and wished to channel my on-line interests in other directions. I’d like to say thank you to all the friends and contacts who contributed photographs, documents, information and encouragement, your input helped make the site varied and interesting. Finally thanks to all the visitors for your support over the last twelve years, I achieved what I set out to do, it’s been good knowing you’ve appreciated my efforts.

Since closing the site it has been noted that many of my former visitors have been attempting to gain access to the original site. The domain name has been redirecting visitors to my Wordpress account and statistics show regular hits to the redirected page. As there are over three hundreds pages on my Wordpress site I have created this index to help you locate those with Bridgend and local historical interest. All links to external sites will open in a new browser window, to return here, just close the window that you opened.